According to Kirst-Ashman and Hull (2015), “Role playing refers to having a person assume a different role or part than the one he or she would normally assume” (Kirst-Ashman & Hull, 2015, p. 375). Given the chance to role play with family or friends is giving me a good sense of what it is really like to work as a social worker in a clinical setting. It gives you a sense of what it is like to work with families one on one and also gives you a chance to use the information that I have learned in class. Role playing can be very beneficial as it gives students the opportunity to play the life of the social worker and use the skills that have been learned.
My experience in doing the role play was eye-opening for me. When I read in the class assignment …show more content…
In watching the video multiple times after the taping I never realized how many different areas of nonverbal communication that I use when talking. In my previous place of employment, I was the social services director in the facility. I have done multiple interviews, family meetings, and educational meetings and I have never really taken the time to take into account what my non-verbal behaviors were. “Non-verbal communication can involve facial expressions, eye contact, and posture” (Kirst-Ashman & Hull Jr., 2015, p. 333). There are moments where I feel that I could cry, because it hit so close to home, looking off at other things, grabbing for a tissue because I had a cough, and different facial expressions. These are all things that I will definitely pay more attention too when conduction interviews in the future. In doing interviews with clients I am going to have to try really hard to try not and get emotionally involved with their situation so that I also do not feel hurt, guilt, grief or any of the feelings that the client may be feeling. As a social worker it is very important to act professional and to not get emotionally attached to the client and their issues at …show more content…
I really enjoyed his video in working with the 18-year-old girl who is pregnant and looking for a place to live since she was kicked out of her house by her father. I feel Aaron did a really good job asking the client about any support systems that she may have which could possibly be of help in finding her a place to live. Aaron also talked about some goals that the young lady has so that Aaron could work on achieving them. In watching the video, I also thought that Aaron did a great job in making eye contact with the client. Some suggestions that I would make in regards to the video would be to not sit so close to the client. If I were the client I would feel really uncomfortable being that close. I believe very strongly in trying to keep the space to about three to four feet. According to Kirst-Ashman and Hull (2015), “This allows for comfortable discussion, yet provides an adequate degree of personal space so that a client does not feel threatened” (Kirst-Ashman & Hull, 2015, p. 59). Another suggestion that I would make is making sure to use more empathy in the session. When watching the video, I felt like he really did not connect very much to her feelings but mostly on the resources that were available to her. “Empathy involves not only being in tune with how a client feels, but also conveying to that client that you understand how he or she feels” (Kirst-Ashman & Hull,
My experience in doing the role play was eye-opening for me. When I read in the class assignment …show more content…
In watching the video multiple times after the taping I never realized how many different areas of nonverbal communication that I use when talking. In my previous place of employment, I was the social services director in the facility. I have done multiple interviews, family meetings, and educational meetings and I have never really taken the time to take into account what my non-verbal behaviors were. “Non-verbal communication can involve facial expressions, eye contact, and posture” (Kirst-Ashman & Hull Jr., 2015, p. 333). There are moments where I feel that I could cry, because it hit so close to home, looking off at other things, grabbing for a tissue because I had a cough, and different facial expressions. These are all things that I will definitely pay more attention too when conduction interviews in the future. In doing interviews with clients I am going to have to try really hard to try not and get emotionally involved with their situation so that I also do not feel hurt, guilt, grief or any of the feelings that the client may be feeling. As a social worker it is very important to act professional and to not get emotionally attached to the client and their issues at …show more content…
I really enjoyed his video in working with the 18-year-old girl who is pregnant and looking for a place to live since she was kicked out of her house by her father. I feel Aaron did a really good job asking the client about any support systems that she may have which could possibly be of help in finding her a place to live. Aaron also talked about some goals that the young lady has so that Aaron could work on achieving them. In watching the video, I also thought that Aaron did a great job in making eye contact with the client. Some suggestions that I would make in regards to the video would be to not sit so close to the client. If I were the client I would feel really uncomfortable being that close. I believe very strongly in trying to keep the space to about three to four feet. According to Kirst-Ashman and Hull (2015), “This allows for comfortable discussion, yet provides an adequate degree of personal space so that a client does not feel threatened” (Kirst-Ashman & Hull, 2015, p. 59). Another suggestion that I would make is making sure to use more empathy in the session. When watching the video, I felt like he really did not connect very much to her feelings but mostly on the resources that were available to her. “Empathy involves not only being in tune with how a client feels, but also conveying to that client that you understand how he or she feels” (Kirst-Ashman & Hull,